Kiwis may not be travelling very far these days, but that hasn't stopped the passport from rising back to the top of the Passport Index ranking. The little black book joins Germany at the summit. The Passport Index is one of several indices which measure the amount of visa-free world travel. It looks at the passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories.
With the closure of borders, global mobility fell, leading to an all time low in the World Openness Score (WOS).
Despite the ongoing pandemic, New Zealand has managed to secure a global spot and has taken apposite measures to keep its citizens safe, thereby emerging as a strong and competitive global player.
New Zealand’s passport is now the most powerful in the world, according to the latest Global Passport Index compiled by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital. The index ranks each country’s passport based on its “mobility score” — i.e., the number of countries the passport grants access to — and New Zealand’s has recently edged ahead with 129, after Australia agreed to reopen travel with the country earlier this month.
Habila Malgwi of Arton Capital says it has agents in 15 African countries and plans to open an office on the continent “very, very soon”. Covid-19 has led to soaring interest. People, he says, are looking for a Plan b.
Here are countries that provide second citizenships through investments using brokers such as Arton Capital.Philippe May, managing director of Arton Capital, has also experienced the spike in interests from potential clients. “Many new clients have been thinking about a second citizenship for quite a while. Some want more mobility through visa exemptions, others want to protect their assets or reduce tax. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process of adoption of second citizenship by many wealthy individuals.
According to Passport Index, the UK’s burgundy, EU passport is below 21 countries when it comes to power ranking—and shares its power level with eight other nations. Experts don’t currently see drastic changes in the ranking post-EU, assuming then that travel agreements that will be negotiated individually by the UK with other countries will be modeled after the current ones.
The current burgundy design is being replaced, following the UK's departure from the European Union. Blue passports were introduced in 1921 and phased out after 1988 when members of the then European Economic Community agreed to harmonise designs. According to the Passport Index , 81 countries have blue passports, including Australia, the United States, Canada, India and Hong Kong.
دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة (CNN)-- احتل جواز السفر الألماني المرتبة الأولى على قائمة تصنيف "قوة" جوازات السفر العالمية، للعام الثاني على التوالي، فيما حلّت الإمارات العربية المتحدة في المرتبة الـ28، ليصبح جوازها الأقوى عربياً، وفقاً لمؤشر جوازات السفر الذي نشره الموقع التابع لمؤسسة "أرتون كابيتال".
This year's Passport Index, compiled by the financial advisory company Arton Capital, placed the UAE passport at 60 in the list, with Emirati's eligible for visa-free entry to 80 countries and visas on arrival at 40 more.
Much of the world’s wealth is controlled by a pretty small pool of people and getting them do to some good with all that cash is what an unusual conference in Toronto is all about.
Arton Capital empowers individuals and families to become global citizens.
Global Citizen Forum 2013 was held on September 12, 2013 at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.
Global Citizen Forum 2013 was held on September 12, 2013 at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.